Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa

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dc.contributor.authorCobb, Shane Kenten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-20T15:30:50Z
dc.date.available2015-12-20T15:30:50Z
dc.date.issued1989en_ZA
dc.descriptionBibliography: pages 180-190.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this paper is to survey the literature of consociational theory, assess its validity as a conceptual model, and to analyse both its relevance and utility as a potential framework of conflict regulation in South Africa. The paper is divided into five chapters: an overview of consociational theory as it is presented by its leading exponents; a critique of the theory's methodology and major suppositions; a modified model of consociational democracy in light of the theoretical criticisms; an application and evaluation of the modified model to South Africa; and, finally, some observations about consociational democracy's possible viability as a transitory mechanism between the present system and black majority-rule in a unitary system. The objective is to illustrate that consociational government is, normatively, an inadequate constitutional system for South Africa and, more broadly, for polities characterised by extreme ethnic or economic conflict.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationCobb, S. K. (1989). <i>Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15831en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationCobb, Shane Kent. <i>"Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15831en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationCobb, S. 1989. Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Cobb, Shane Kent AB - The purpose of this paper is to survey the literature of consociational theory, assess its validity as a conceptual model, and to analyse both its relevance and utility as a potential framework of conflict regulation in South Africa. The paper is divided into five chapters: an overview of consociational theory as it is presented by its leading exponents; a critique of the theory's methodology and major suppositions; a modified model of consociational democracy in light of the theoretical criticisms; an application and evaluation of the modified model to South Africa; and, finally, some observations about consociational democracy's possible viability as a transitory mechanism between the present system and black majority-rule in a unitary system. The objective is to illustrate that consociational government is, normatively, an inadequate constitutional system for South Africa and, more broadly, for polities characterised by extreme ethnic or economic conflict. DA - 1989 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 1989 T1 - Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa TI - Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15831 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/15831
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationCobb SK. Consociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africa. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of Political Studies, 1989 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15831en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Political Studiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherCoalition (Social sciences)en_ZA
dc.subject.otherDemocracyen_ZA
dc.subject.otherPolitical science - South Africaen_ZA
dc.subject.otherConsensus (Social sciences)en_ZA
dc.titleConsociational democracy : the model and its relevance to conflict regulation in South Africaen_ZA
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